Combination heat and light therapy lamp



Jan. 17, 192s.,

' H. DENNIS v COMBINATION HEAT AND LIGHT THERAPY TJAMP Filed Nov. 6.1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

' Jan. 17,1928.

- H. DENNIS COMBINATION HEAT AND LIGHT THERAPY LAMP Filed Nov. 6. 19243140014 60: 351 Q own/@ I V P......., a... 11, .1928. Q 1,656,777 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH I JEN'NIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.-, ASSIGNOR TO THE KNY-SCHEEREROORPORA- TION OF AMERICA, 01 NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

oomamarron HEAT AND LIGHT THERAPY LAMP. Application filed November 6,i924. Serial No. 748,058.

My invention relates to #2. combination construction having casters 6mounted heat and'light therapy lamp and the novelty thereinin the usualmanner. A hollow post consists in the adaptation and arrangement 7 isrigidly mounted in said base in verof parts as will be more fullyhereinafter t1c al position on which is mounteda collar 8 6 pointed out.being counterbalanced through connecting In the treatment of certainphysical lines 9 running over pulleys at 10 and havtroubles it has beenfound that a treatment ing the usual counterweights (which are not bycertain electrical light raysh'as a stimushown) on the inside of thepost 7 which lating and healing eflect. The use of electravel up anddown as the collar 8 is moved 10 trica ly generated heat for certainother up and down on said post 7. The collar 8 troubles has also beenfound to have a benehas a bracket 11 rigidly attached thereto ficial andhealing effect so that it is well which has a tube 12 at the upper armof reco ized that the use of certain light rays said bracket in which ismounted a spring and eat Waves both have therapeutic value. adapted toserve as a counterpressure to the 15 In some cases it has beenscientifically movement of the lower bracket member 13 demonstrated thatthe use of both the heat in conjunction with said upper bracket memandlight apphcations must be used together ber 12. This bracketconstruction is not new in order to secure effective treatment, the andis adapted for use in connection with light rays particularly affectingand stimudevices Where it is desired to raise or lower 20 lating theskin or upper surfaces of the part them by merely pulling on the arm andhavexposed while the heat waves penetrate and ing the arm stay in theposition to which it have a beneficialeffect upon the enclosed or ispulled. On the outer end of the bracket interior portions of the partbeing treated members 12 and 13, which are pivoted towhich areinaccessible to the effect of the gether by an outer hinge member 14, is

25 light rays. rigidly secured a supporting neck 15. At

There are many special devices for prothe outer end of the supportingneck 15 is a I jeoting such therapeutic light rays and more swivel joint16 of usual construction to recently some devices adapted to generatewhich is attached a switch housing 17 hav- 'and radiate heat waves butthere is no deing switches 18 and 19 adapted to control 30 vice adaptedto apply both heat and light in the flow of power through the wires 20such therapeutic treatment and the devices WhlCh come from a source ofpower not available are not adapted to be used together shown but whichmay be any usual electric nor could they be so used in treating acomoutlet. A shade holder 21 is secured to the paratively small areawhere both surface and base of the switch housing 17 and a shade 22interior portions, must be treated simulis secured by screws at 39 tothe shade taneously by both the heat and light treatholder 21. Areflector having a central ment. conical portion 23 and an outercircular My device solves this problem furnishing arched portion 24 isspun over the edge of a combined heat and light device controlled theshade 22 at 25 so as to lock the shade 22 40 by one switch so that bothheat and light and the reflector having portions 23 and 24 may beapplied to a small area to be treated together thereby effecting areinforced edge or either heat or light may be used as the of desirablestrength at 25. A frame having doctor operating the device may determinefour legs 26 is mounted in the reflector b is essential and saidheat andlight elements means. of holes with bushings at 27 through arecontrolled by one combination reflector. the middle of suitable pointsin the outer Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a circular portion 24of the reflector and said perspective of my complete device. Figure legs26 curve up so as to come together and 2 is a. vertical section of theshade holder form a pocket at their upper ends so that an and'tliheating and lighting elements and electric light socket 29 of usualconstruction reflector contained therein. Figure 3 is a can be mountedtherein so as to project into bottom plan view of the portion of mydethe upper end of the inner reflector portion vice shown in Figure 2.Fi ure 4 is a dia- 23. A. horizontal octagonal frame portion grammatioview of the circuits of the heat- 30 s adapted to be secured to theframe mg and lighting elements. members 26 at joints 31 by means of winIn the drawings 5 is a tripod base of usual nuts 32. The horizontaloctagonal frame 30 carries heating elements 33 so that the heattherefrom is caught and deflected by means of the outer circular archedreflector portion 24 and thrown downwardly. An electric light bulb ofsuitable construction 34 is mounted in the socket 29 and the rays fromthis bulb are caught by the conical central reflector portion 23 andthrown downward.

The circuits for the heating and lighting elements are shown in Figure 4in which the main circuit 20 leads to the socket 29 on wire 35 andreturns therefrom by a wire 36 being controlled by switch 19. The powerwire 20 leads to the heating elements 33 by means of wire 37 through theframe members 28, 26 and 30 and passes out again through wire 38 whichcircuit is controlled by switch 18.

In using my device on a patient the pa tient is first prepared by beinglaid out on a table or arranged in a suitable chair so that the part tobe treated is properly exposed. The operator then adjusts the collar 8to the height required and pulling down on arms 12 and 13 brings theshade 22 and the attached parts into the desired position above theexposed part to be treated. If it is necessary to swing the shade 22into a horizontal or inverted position this can be-done within thelimitations of the movement of the swivel joint 16. The power havingbeen turned on through the wires 20 the switch 19 will be turned on ifthe treatment by light rays is desired and the circuit will be traced asdescribed in connection with Figure 4 thereby illuminating the bulb 34and the light rays therefrom being deflected by the inner conicalreflector portion 23 downwardly onto the portion of the patient beingtreated. If-the heat waves be desired then the switch 18 will be turnedon and the heating units 33 will immediately become heated through thecircuit as described ,in connection with Figure 4 and the heat waveswill be deflected by the outer arched circular reflector portion 24 andif both the heat and light-waves and' rays are"'desiredthen portion aHdTYHIDIITg IIIT lIItO "saiu ceinral member, an electric socket mountedin the both switches 18 and 19 will be turned on.

Many variations may-be made in the mechanical construction of my deviceas herein illustrated without departing from the spirit and intent of myinvention.

I claim:

1. In a therapy lamp the combination of an electric lighting element,separate electric heating elements arranged around said lightingelement, a reflector having a central conical portion around saidfighting element and an outer circular arched portion around saidheating elements, means for controlling the power to said lighting andheating elements and means for adjusting said lamp in any desiredposition on a movable stand.

2. In a therapy lamp the combination of an electric lighting element,separate electric heating elements arranged around said lightingelement, a reflector having means for reflecting the light rays fromsaid lighting element and separate means for reflecting the heat raysfrom said heating elements, means for controlling the power to saidlighting and heating elements and independent means for supporting saidlamp comprising a stand, a collar counter-balanced so as to be movableup and down thereon and a bracket carrying said lamp secured to saidcollar and means adapting it to be moved in any direction and means formaintaining it in any such position.

3. In a therapy lamp the combination of a shade, a reflector mountedtherein having a central conical member and an outer circular archedportion, a frame mounted in said reflector at the lower edge of theouter portion and running up into said central member, an electricsocket mounted in the upper portion of said frame, an electric lightbulb mounted in said socket, an octagonal subframe horizontally securedto said frame, heating elements mounted on said subframe, supportingmeans for said lamp comprising a stand, a collar counterbalanced so asto be movable up and down thereon and a bracket carrying said lampsecured to said collar and means adapting it to be moved in anydirection and means for maintaining it in any such position, and meansfor controlling power to said lighting and heating elements.

4. In a therapy lamp the combination of a shade, a reflector mountedtherein having a central conical member and an outer circular archedportion, a frame mounted in said reflector at the lower edge of theouter upper portion of said frame, an electric light bulb mounted insaid socket, an octagonal subframe horizontally secured to said frame,heatingelements mounted on said subframe, supportlng means for saidlamp, said means permitting the movement of the same in any direction,and means for controlling power to said lighting and heating elements.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HUGH DENNIS.

